KIND condemns House passage of the Kayla Hamilton Act, legislation that weakens long-standing protections for unaccompanied children seeking safety in the United States. The bill…...
Congressional leaders introduced the Upholding Protections for Unaccompanied Children Act of 2025 to reverse harmful provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that block…...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to discontinue the automatic extension of Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) for people who apply to renew their work…...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is reportedly offering unaccompanied children in U.S. custody $2,500 to self-deport and waive their legal rights. The plan, which…...
MEXICO CITY—As children on the move face heightened risks and discrimination linked to their displacement and individual circumstances, a decisive government response is needed to…...
Washington, DC – Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) is among 23 organizations urging an end to recent Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland…...
A federal court has ruled that the U.S. government cannot remove unaccompanied children from Guatemala who are in federal custody unless they have a final…...
Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) warns that Honduras is not prepared to safely receive large-scale returns of unaccompanied children from U.S. custody. Following a…...
Washington, DC – Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) President Wendy Young issued the following statement honoring the memory of KIND Board of Directors Member…...